Invacare Etude Plus - Bed Operation Details; Castors and Brakes Operation; Operating Side Rails

Operatingthebed
1.InsertkeyAinthekeyholelocatedjustabovethe
desiredfunction.
2.Tolock,turnthekeyclockwise.
3.Tounlock,turnthekeyanti-clockwise.
4.3Castorsandbrakes
CAUTION!
Riskoftrapping/squeezing
Allbrakesarefoot-operated.
–Donotreleasethebrakewiththengers.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjury
Usercanfall,whileenteringorexitingthebed,if
brakesarenotlocked.
–Alwayslockthebrakesbeforetheuseris
movinginoroutofbedorwhenattendingto
theuser.
Castorsmightmakemarksondifferenttypesof
absorbingoorsurfaces-suchasuntreatedor
badlytreatedoors.Topreventmarks,Invacare®
recommendstoplaceasuitablekindofprotection
betweenthecastorsandtheoor .
4.3.1Castorbrake
Lockingthebrake
A
StepontheouterpedalA.
Unlockingthebrake
B
PushupthereleasebuttonB.
4.4Operatingsiderails
WARNING!
Riskofentrapmentorsuffocation
There’sariskofentrapmentorsuffocation
betweenmattresssupport,siderailandbedend.
–Alwaysensurecorrectttingandtighteningof
thesiderails.
WARNING!
Riskoffalling
Ifithasbeendecidedthattheuserneedsside
rails:
–Neverleavetheuserunattendedinthebed
withthesideraildown.
–Makesurethesiderailisinitshighestposition
andproperlylockedwhileleavingtheuser
unattended.
CAUTION!
RiskofInjury
Ifthesiderailisnotlockedproperlyitcanfall
down.
–Pull/pushthetopbarofthesiderailtoensure
thatthelockingsystemisproperlyengaged.
CAUTION!
RiskofInjury
Thereisariskofentrapmentorsqueezingwhile
operatingthesiderail.
–Payattentiontoyourngersandbodyparts
ofthepatient.
–Neverforceordropthesiderailwhilehandling
it.
4.4.1OperatingScala2siderail
NOTICE!
–Whenmanoeuvringthesiderail,placeyour
handsonlyintheareasmarkedwiththegrip
label.
1.2.
1.Up:LiftandpullthetopbarBofthesiderailtowards
theendwiththelockingmechanism(releasebutton)A
.Ensure,itislockedinplace.
2.Down:PressthereleasebuttonAandpushthetopbar
Bofthesiderailawayfromthelockingmechanism.
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